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I’m in desperate need of disk space on my computer.  Moving computers is such a pain and I’m trying to avoid it at all costs (literally).  One thing on my list is to remove unnecessary music.  But how do I find music I never listen to?  Well.  iTunes has made a way (where there was no way.  sorry.  sometimes it just comes out).  I’ve been looking for an excuse to use this CamStudio software and I found it.  I have the how-to in the video below.

If you can’t see the video, I’ll make it easy. Create a New Smart Playlist in iTunes and change the search criteria to PlayCount = 0. Tada!

Isn’t that dress cute?  Like so adorably cute?  And wouldn’t you be so excited if you only paid $10 for it?  Yeah, I was too.

But then I tried it on with a pair of black short and the proportions were all wrong and there was way too much cleavage.

So I took the shorts off and put a shirt under it but the dress was too short.

So I put some black tights on under it and it was so. cute. 

If I were 15.

Can’t you just see it?  A little white shirt under it and black tights?  It sounds so cute.  And it was SO comfy.  I wanted to wear it so. bad.  But I knew it looked ridiculous on my 32 year old self.  But I figured my 5 and 7 girls who love fashion would be supportive even if I knew it wasn’t age appropriate.  So I walked into the bathroom where the girls were bathing and said whaddya think?

Lexi: It looks babyish (says the baby!).

Emma: Awwkward.

*Sigh*

I’ve hit some kind of fashion wall.  And it stinks.

But it’s SO cute!

Sometimes I feel like my iPhone drama could have its own blog. 

Since my 3G phone died Saturday I’ve sent it off to BrokemyiPhone.com.  They came recommended by BeanTownBloggery.com through Kaitlin and I feel confident it is in good hands.  They will be replacing the screen, replacing the battery and possibly the vibrating mechanism.  I believe I can get my money back out of it once I get iPhone 4 as it’s not cheap to fix it.  Thankfully a lot of people on eBay want iPhones.  I just hope the demand doesn’t change in the next month. 

So yesterday the 1st gen replacement came in from Jason.  I’m not going to admit to breaking into a full out run to my mailbox when I thought it arrived via USPS only to remember he sent it UPS and then meeting the UPS guy halfway through the yard to relieve him of the delivered package.  I mean, only a pathetic iPhone addict would do that.  So after calmly retrieving the package from the porch where it had been sitting for hours *ahem*, I put my card in and began activating and restoring my phone.  Five hours later I went to bed after watching it say it had 2 hours left for 3 of those 5 hours.  This morning I woke up to the above progress scan.  I *think* it has added one more bar through the morning. 

So there we have it.  One 1st gen here restoring as slow as Christmas and my 3G is in California.  And all patiently waiting for iPhone 4.  Less than a month!

Saturday for no good reason whatsoever we went to a new nearby neighborhood and walked through several houses that were being built.  The kids were fascinated by the two story houses.  In one of them, the kids realized there was another flight of stairs on the second story which led to a 3rd story (obvs) that had 2 more bedrooms on it.  The house had SEVEN bedrooms in all!  It was like a small hotel!  I have been in one of the largest homes in Charlotte and even it did not have so many bedrooms (although it DID have 2 full kitchens, a full movie theater, bar, dance floor, wine cellar, etc, etc).

Anyway, so we ended up going in the model home and it was so cute!  The kids LOVED this bonus/theater room on the second floor.

You know I love orange so I thought this boy’s room was so cute.

And the girls were IN LOVE with this room across the hall

From above, you can see the super cute living room and sunroom. I just love those round mirrors above the fireplace.  I love all the green!!

And this downstairs master bedroom is speaking my language with all the green and black!

After that model home, we ended up going in another development across the street with a new builder.  We walked in a house that was nearly done.  The hardwoods are hiding under all the cardboard.  Scott absolutely fell in love with the floor plan.  We have batted around the idea of building one day and this open floor plan is exactly what he had in mind.  There is an office directly to your left when you walk in and then there is this open dining room.

The adjacent living room

And then that living room is open to this kitchen. The back wall is lined with windows and it’s just our style!

Scott had me take pictures just so we could remember.  Well.  We ended up going in the model home in that neighborhood and what do you know it is the same floor plan!   Here is the dining room:

Living room

And the kitchen

If you know us, you’ll know this is right up our alley!  This house actually had a second story that had 4 bedrooms and a large seating area and then a third story with a movie theater and bedroom/exercise room.  This house was way more house than we need but it sure was fun to walk through!

I love color.

I love that my husband knows I love color.

This is one of my Mother’s Day presents.

And I think

she’s going to fit in

just right

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers.  I hope something put a smile on your face today.

I had so many posts in mind for this week.  The plan was definitely not to leave you hanging with a haul all week.  I would have LOVED to have written some new posts but unfortunately a raging stomach bug hit me at 6:30am yesterday and I still have a glass of Ginger Ale beside my bed.  It was a rough one.  I’m on the upswing though and I’m guessing I’ll be back to regular programming soon.

Hope you’re having a great week.

PS Casey was amazing on Idol this week and I was so happy he didn’t go.

PPS Only 9 more days until I get to meet the Pioneer Woman!

PPS What was up with Glee this week?  The first time I caught it live and it was a snoozer.

Basically this means I just type and keep typing until I don’t want to type anymore.  Have fun…

TGIF indeed.  This has been a full week.  Not an overly busy week but just heavy.  I’ve had some heavy posts on the blog that have generated some good conversation outside of the blog.  Several of them just have me thinking a lot.  Work has been pretty busy.  I basically completed an estimated 4 weeks of work in one week.  Not to toot my horn or anything but it’s just mentally exhausting.  I was sick last weekend and into the beginning of this week.  I started birth control back on Sunday.  My doctor had suggested it for my acne and I decided to go for it even though I’ve not been on it for nearly 10 years.  I think between that and the thyroid medicine my body is out of whack.  I guess it will take time.  Lexi got a bike this week.  It’s Barbie and she’s so cute on it.  Until she rams it into one of Scott’s tools in the garage to stop and gives me a heart attack.  She’s going to have to learn to use the hand break!  She also had a friend over all day today.  They played so well together and really today was one of the quietest days of work I’ve had all week.  I finally decided to catch up on Glee yesterday.  I let it play while I was working.  I have to say, it’s a good little show.  I wouldn’t put it over  Lost whose time slot it shares but still.  It will probably be my Tues 9 replacement.  Will and Emma are just too cute for words.   We bought Avatar yesterday and I have to say it’s kind of a boring movie the second time through and without 3D.  They tend to hang out with the scenery and it’s just not that impressive, even on HD BluRay.  I’m buried in laundry.  I’ll probably be doing that all day tomorrow morning.  I may go with Scott to the church and do some yard work but I don’t want to be the only girl there and I’m pretty helpless.  I wouldn’t mind pitching in if I can though.  Water runs maybe?  I made some cranberry cookies  at Scott’s request and no PW recipe that was.  They were crumbly and not sweet enough.  Definitely not to my liking.  It’d do better as a coffee cake type deal.  Emma and Lexi got into silly bandz this week.  They seem like a waste of money but it reminds me of having slap bands when I was little and it makes it all better.  I like the idea of them sharing with their friends too.  While I’m sitting here Scott has just discovered YouTube on his PS3. Please shoot me now.  He’s cackling.  I don’t know whether to laugh or roll my eyes.  He’s so funny.  Well, I’m exhausted.  Think I’ll go to bed a little early.  Really looking forward to a day off tomorrow.  And please, someone break the YouTube function on our PS3.  Then again, maybe I’ll record him and load it onto YouTube.